Senior Finance Manager

Finance Helensburgh, Hybrid

About the Role

Lockheed Martin UK - Strategic Systems (LMUK SS) is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead and develop a team of part and qualified professionals within our Finance and Business Operations (F&BO) function. This influential leadership role is based in Helensburgh, Scotland approx. 45 mins from Glasgow. This role is open to our 4xFlex working pattern offering a 4 day working week Monday - Thursday. We're also offering hybrid working with typically 2 days a week onsite.

As the Senior Finance Manager you will be responsible for providing financial and commercial advice across the business to support strategy in a controlled manner. This will include giving advice and guidance to members of your team, Programme Managers, Capture teams and the wider Senior Leadership Team. You will be responsible for pricing and costing processes, ensuring related corporate policy and statutory regulations are met.

Stakeholder management within our US reporting structure and to our customer base is another significant aspect of this role.

The position is perfect for a qualified and established Finance, Accounting professional, with proven leadership and management skills, capable of developing a team within a key function of a business, driving productivity and improvement. If you are considering your next career move, please do get in touch to discuss in more detail.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve the appropriate level of security clearance (SC). For further details please follow https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Proven experience in a Senior Finance role (Senior Finance Manager, Finance Director, Senior Financial Controller or equivalent)
• Professional Accounting qualification (Qualified Accountant, Chartered Accountant, CIMA, ACCA)
• Demonstrable Management / Leadership experience
• Financial Control and Reporting
• Contract & Sub-Contract management experience
• Experience of a Corporate environment
• Attention to detail
• Customer facing with excellent stakeholder management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable skills

• Financial reporting systems and Statutory Reporting
• Contract management within MOD / Defence Industry
• Pre and post-sale activity introducing and managing new contracts

Job Reference Number

12815BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

SC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off.

We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin UK – Strategic Systems (LMUK SS) is the single contractor providing specialist Waterfront In-Service Support to one of the Royal Navy's Submarine Programs. The company provides the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with safe, efficient and responsive support. LMUK SS, as part of the ABL Alliance with AWE and Babcock, is also responsible for the management of operations at RNAD Coulport. Looking to the future, LMUK SS supports the joint US and UK submarine design efforts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job Expires

31/05/2023